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21 August: Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announces that he would not seek another term in office in elections scheduled for October, citing ill health. [1]13 October: Sam Hou Fai, the former president of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau, is elected as the new Chief Executive of Macau, the first to have been born in mainland China.
Chinese New Year's Day: 農曆正月初一: 1.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano Lunar 2nd day of 1st month (Lunar) Second day of Chinese New Year's Day: 農曆正月初二: 2.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano Lunar 3rd day of 1st month (Lunar) Third day of Chinese New Year's Day: 農曆正月初三: 3.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano Lunar
1 January – New Year's Day; 29 February – Chinese New Year's Eve; 30–31 January – Chinese New Year; 4 April - Qingming Festival; 18 April - Good Friday; 19 April - Holy Saturday; 1 May - International Workers' Day; 5 May - Buddha's Birthday; 31 May - Dragon Boat Festival; 1–2 October – National Day; 7 October – Mid-Autumn Festival
Macau is located at the bottom-right of the region. Map of Macau. Macau is located on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) west of Hong Kong, on the western side of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea in the east and south, and neighbours the Guangdong city of Zhuhai to the west and north. [102]
See here for the type of material that are in the Public domain in Chinese and Portuguese (official languages of Macau), plus English (not an official language of Macau). Flag of Macau English ∙ español ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ ไทย ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ ...
The Macau Peninsula is the historical and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi) (4 by 1.8 kilometers (2.5 mi × 1.1 mi)) and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus 200 meters (660 ft) wide.
The coat of arms used by Portugal followed traditional European styles: . The first coat of arms used in Macau was used until the end of the 19th century. It features the arms of Portugal surrounded by the saying Cidade do nome de Deus, não há outra mais Leal (Portuguese for "City of the Name of God, there is none more Loyal").
Recent Macau film productions include: 窗前熗後 by Vincent Hui (2000) Love Is Not A Sin (鍾意無罪) by Doug Chan (2003). Winner of Golden DV Award (27th HKIFF), Winner of The Best Original Screenplay Award (1st Downunder International Film Festival, Darwin). macau.xmas.2005 (澳門.聖誕.2005) [5] by Sio (2005). [6] Macao 2525 (2021 ...